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rino's Avatar Picture rino – December 09, 2007 05:14AM Reply Quote
As started by Binky in land of old ...

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A place to discuss your wheels!

"Use your wheels, that is what they are for." - Hawkwind
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El Jeffe – May 16, 2012 08:43AM Reply Quote
What a journey.
Bought a Honda Accord as 'third car' --- son got learner's permit yesterday...
looking about the net... found this guy.... lovin' it!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jydxpsh13WQ

Sadly, the podcast he mentions does not have 2012 eps. http://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/car-and-truck-talk-usa/id268955711

Oh, I can't believe how nice the thing rides and drives.



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Jeff Cooper – May 17, 2012 03:12AM Reply Quote
What year Accord, Bill? Regardless, that's a pretty nice third car (unless it's 30 years old, that is!).

Best of luck to your son (and you) during the learning process.
El Jeffe – May 17, 2012 01:01PM Reply Quote
What a journey.
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Jeff Cooper
What year Accord, Bill? Regardless, that's a pretty nice third car (unless it's 30 years old, that is!).

Best of luck to your son (and you) during the learning process.

96 Accord Coupe with a billion miles. :)


Hey, love this video with SRT (A Chrysler brand) President Ralph Gilles and also head of Chrysler Design... He is a smooth operator.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=196l-sFMVEE
Jeff Cooper – May 17, 2012 02:54PM Reply Quote
Nice--your son should have fun with that. Is that the 1995-98 model? I'm relying on the hint of the taillights mostly.
Tony Leggett (Moderator) – May 17, 2012 03:19PM Reply Quote
Good vintage, those Hondas...
El Jeffe – May 17, 2012 04:17PM Reply Quote
What a journey.
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Jeff Cooper
Nice--your son should have fun with that. Is that the 1995-98 model? I'm relying on the hint of the taillights mostly.

1996 ...

(Just above the photo... lol)




Yeah, again a coworker's ... he bought new(er) M-B GLK. Sold this to me for a good deal below what similar ones (even worse shape, too) are going for.
I have never driven a Honda and it's really growing on me. (My Prius is jealous)



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El Jeffe – May 17, 2012 04:21PM Reply Quote
What a journey.
I can't believe $7k - $8k off MSRP for these Dodge Grand Caravans I found/see today... $15,544 is temptingly cheap!

Jeff Cooper – May 17, 2012 05:59PM Reply Quote
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El Jeffe
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Jeff Cooper
Nice--your son should have fun with that. Is that the 1995-98 model? I'm relying on the hint of the taillights mostly.

1996 ...

(Just above the photo... lol)

D'oh!

Edit: I've always liked that generation Accord. The one that followed it was softened up and very blandly styled (my ex-wife had one--it was decent to drive but dull). And then the one that followed that was pretty good, though getting bloated--I looked at one in 2005 and much preferred the Acura TSX (slightly modified European Accord). And then there's the current one, which is a boat. Will the next one follow the alternating generations trend?



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El Jeffe – May 18, 2012 02:32AM Reply Quote
What a journey.
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Edit: I've always liked that generation wife. The one that followed it was softened up and very blandly styled (--she was decent to ride but dull). And then the one that followed that was pretty good, though getting bloated--I looked at one in 2005 and much preferred the slightly modified European wife. And then there's the current one, who is a boat. Will the next one follow the alternating generations trend?

Somehow this occurred in my weird head... lol...
Jeff Cooper – May 18, 2012 11:18AM Reply Quote
(Trying very hard now not to make a cruel comment about my ex-wife!)
John Willoughby – May 18, 2012 01:14PM Reply Quote
Homo Sapiens Sedentarius
You mean your trade-in?
Jeff Cooper – May 19, 2012 12:43PM Reply Quote
Man, did I get taken on the trade-in.
El Jeffe – May 23, 2012 04:43PM Reply Quote
What a journey.
Just watched this YouTube/Driven tour of the McLaren design center/factory thing.
If ever Steve Jobs could have lorded over a car factory, McLaren's would have been it!
Look at the design that went in to everything at the factory!

http://bit.ly/KbV2Jq
johnny k – May 24, 2012 08:35AM Reply Quote
Sounds like the care that went into the NeXT factory, alright.
Cloudscout – May 24, 2012 08:12PM Reply Quote
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Did the full Shift Turret Maintenance on the Miata today. It's amazing how quiet things are with the new shift boots in place. New bushings and topping off the fluid in the turret seems to have taken some of the "edge" off of second gear, too.

I also replaced the bulbs for the interior lights with LED bulbs. Much, much brighter now. Still almost completely useless, though, since they don't illuminate anything above knee level, really.

My next step is going to be fabricating "real" dome lights which will go where the sun visors used to attach.
El Jeffe – May 25, 2012 01:46AM Reply Quote
What a journey.
photos!

I sent a a friend a link yesterday to a Miata Mazdaspeed with 2900 actual miles !
http://bit.ly/JxtL1J




V8 Miata

http://bit.ly/LLK0gQ



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James DeBenedetti – June 08, 2012 06:36AM Reply Quote
Speaking of factory videos, if I had the money, I'd choose one of these over anything out of Germany, Japan, or Detroit.
John Willoughby – June 08, 2012 07:12AM Reply Quote
Homo Sapiens Sedentarius
Me, too. Too bad I don't have the money.
John Willoughby – June 08, 2012 12:03PM Reply Quote
Homo Sapiens Sedentarius
DPBD!

I guess you get them at the mall.
El Jeffe – June 08, 2012 12:09PM Reply Quote
What a journey.
One of the best places to get SOME brands...
[Can youtube be embedded? I can't recall or don't know]
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KKyIZ5ars_s
http://tinyurl.com/d6ah7ur
http://tinyurl.com/cwhr5c5



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